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Generally speaking, Ramsey County Judge Kathleen Gearin agrees with Gov. Mark Dayton's petition that state correctional facilities, nursing homes, public safety, and payment of medical services are all "core functions" of government.

Here's a quick look at how the court's ruling affects individual government programs and departments, and how many employees will continue working in each area. This list is not exhaustive. You can read the entire ruling here. Dayton's initial petition is here.

Corrections: 3,601 workers

• Operation, support and basic security of correctional facilities will continue.

• Re-entry programs and placement coordination will continue, as will educational programs.

Department of Employment and Economic Development: 696 workers

• Unemployment insurance claims will continue, as will benefit payments and collections.

• The WIC program, which provides food and nutrition education to low-income pregnant and postpartum women will remain in place.

Human Services: 5,165 workers

• The Minnesota Sex Offender program will continue.

• Payment and administration of programs including food stamps, welfare, Medicare, and Medicaid will continue because all get federal dollars. As a result, the court concluded that it must live up to its federal obligations.

• The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, which includes child care programs, will also continue. However, other child care programs not under the TANF umbrella were not deemed critical by the court. More information about these programs can be found in this petition submitted by the Amici Coalition of Child Care Providers and Supporters.

• The Stillwater Lift Bridge will remain open during a government shutdown.

• In her ruling, Gearin singled-out a petition from the Associated General Contractors of Minnesota that takes the position road construction is critical; in it, the MAGC specifically singled out bridge construction. Gearin agreed that construction that prevents a bridge from falling is a core government function. However, she wrote that while a "government shutdown will significantly delay completion of present projects, increase costs and put numbers of employees out of work... Those things do not justify the Court ordering the funding of non-critical core functions." Read the MnAGC's petition here.

Veterans Affairs: 980 workers

• Veterans homes will continue to operate.

• Critical assistance for veterans will continue, though claims services will be limited.